We are hearing that Sheriff Hoops has put all captains, even recently promoted captains, at top step to make up for 7 percent loss in retirement contributions. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t believe, if true, this can be done without approval of the director of Human Resources and/or County Executive Officer.
Linda Haugan
To the person who sent me the documents:
I have not been able to pick up my mail for over a month. I finally able to get my mail today and your package was among the mail I picked up. It will take me a day or two, but I will get a story up. Thank you.
If anyone else has information on unethical/illegal behavior by Linda Haugen/Andrew Lamberto or any other government official, you can send it to PO Box 2722, Apple Valley, California 92307.
And then be forced by the Department of Fair Employment and Housing to remedy said complaint or face a lawsuit? That is exactly the trend. Or in some cases, the BOS is approving or will have to approve a settlement resulting from management’s behavior that Lamberto has deemed appropriate.
The BOS still has not figured out that citizens and employees alike are fed up with their entitlement and outspend them attitude. They are in for a rude awakening. Remember that crystal ball . . ..
I’m in a rather pissy mood today because I spent much of it dealing with my own lawsuits against the county, most of which are a direct result of Andrew Lamberto’s lies and vindictiveness. Although I am mostly comfortable with what occurred yesterday, that are aspects to it that sadden me greatly. Those aspects are probably not what most of you think they are and I will get into them in the “Behind the Scenes” series.
Riverside County District Attorney Paul Zellerbach was sworn in today, replacing the only district attorney in the state of California who could rival San Bernardino County District Attorney Mike Ramos in terms of political persecutions. As a matter of fact, former-Riverside County District Attorney Rod Pacheco seemed to have totally lost it in the final days of his term. His behavior could only be called bizarre.
We are not ready to say Ramos is equally bizarre. But he is still a predator, a predator who could be retired as of today had promises been kept.
Thursday, December 16, 2010 – 03:45 p.m.
The dust from San Bernardino County Public Defender Doreen Boxer’s ouster hasn’t even settled yet and already information on what actually transpired in her department is starting to float to the surface.
Sources say San Bernadino County will now review personnel actions Boxer took against members of her staff, which resulted in employee discipline.
Terminated employees may be offered their employment back, including lost wages.
However, some serious questions need to be answered here.
Jeff Burum
But we know the wealthy have no shame. That’s how they get where they get.
Today’s sentencing of Rex Gutierrez is beyond shameful. Jeff knows that Rex is not guilty of any conspiracy. The only thing he may be guilty of is being a bad employee.
Today’s departure of San Bernardino County Public Defender Doreen Boxer ends ten months of obstruction and interference by County Administrative Officer Greg Devereaux. Devereaux was made very aware of the issues with both County Counsel Ruth Stringer and Boxer just after he was hired. Both individuals were at-will employees who could have easily been terminated for their malfeasance in office. Both received Devereaux’s protection despite BOS disapproval.
The recent power grab by Devereaux is expected to make it even more difficult for the Board of Supervisors to eliminate department heads who violate county policy and/or state law, harm constituents, or underperform. Supervisors will have to have a super majority in order to deal with such situations and that is not likely.
A couple of stories appeared over at www.inlandpolitics.com regarding the county refusing to settle my worker’s compensation claim if I have the blog and/or refuse to resign. Some new help has stepped forward, so I expect the taxpayers will be saddled with paying yet another contract with a law firm to fight what we will be doing. I’m in it for the long haul, so whatever.
In the process I have had to dig out correspondence between me and a former attorney. Until I read it, I forgot just how insistent the county was that I resign despite that I have never been disciplined in any way for work performance, only for having a blog that has been done on my own time and for union activity that took place mostly on my own time. (I was a rep so I was allowed some county time to attend to union business.)
Editor’s Note: For a blog that “no one reads,” stories that are printed on it sure do have the tendency to create havoc. We knew there would be several additional names to this list, but then presents drop from the sky. And those presents were read by the defense.
iePolitics has obtained a partial list of witnesses expected to be called as a part of the upcoming corruption trial in People v. Postmus, et al. Attorneys for the defendants have given the judge an expected length of seven to eight weeks for the trial. Here are the names we have been given so far:
It has taken a while for a number of technical reasons, but we finally got a letter off to Judge Elwell. We will post it as soon aswe know he has received it for sure. We also have been promised a P-form to file against Deputy Wilkerson.
Friday, October 22, 2010 – 12:10 p.m.
The retrial of former San Bernardino County Assessor employee and Rancho Cucamonga city councilman Rex Gutierrez, make no mistake, has had its share of twist and turns.
The biggest twist came with the testimony of county human resources director Andrew Lamberto.
The testimony of Lamberto was critical in a case like Gutierrez. A case alleging time card fraud.
Gutierrez, while employed with San Bernardino County, was a salaried FLSA-Exempt employee. Meaning Gutierrez was salaried and exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. (FLSA)
Meaning that as long as Gutierrez worked at least one (1) hour per work period, he is to be compensated for the entire day.
Andrew’s got some ‘splaining to do. Transcripts clearly showing San Bernardino County’s Director of Human Resources Andrew Lambert purposely mangled the truth while testifying at the Gutierrez trial two weeks ago have been turned over to the Board of Supervisors and County Administrative Office. In the meantime, iePolitics has received a considerable number of hits this morning from the FBI on the posts regarding Lamberto’s perjury.
Lamberto’s testimony could not only send an innocent man to prison, but may very well impact numerous others working for the Board of Supervisors and County Administrative Office. Mark Kirk in particular has been targeted by District Attorney investigators, and based on information from a confidential informant, we believe they have stepped up their investigation in the past week. We have been told he is one of the individuals whose payroll records have been subjected to a search warrant/subpoena.
District Attorney investigators are still nosing around. There is not a lot they can do about the Colonies issue, at least not legally. That is not to say they won’t convince Rouse to sign something for someone so they can get in a last shot or two before their boss is led away in handcuffs.
However, now that Human Resources Director Andrew Lamberto has re-written the Exempt Compensation Plan for them on the witness stand, there is hardly a safe Exempt employee. Few work 8 to 5.
Andrew Lamberto is not liking life these days. His shenanigans the other week on the witness stand would have brought about attaboys a few years back. But that was before blogs and before the widespread use of the Internet as a main news source. No longer are readers limited to the one-sided reporting of mainstream media.
Some would say we are one-sided as well and I will admit that sometimes we are. I don’t always see the point in rehashing the other side. We are more about reporting what mainstream media leaves out.
That’s the night the lights went out in Georgia
That’s the night that they hung an innocent man
Don’t trust your soul to no back woods Southern lawyer
Cause the judge in the towns got bloodstains on his hand
Last night I printed the email I sent to the Board of Supervisors regarding the fact that San Bernardino County Human Resources Director Andrew Lamberto had perjured himself on the witness stand in the Rex Gutierrez preliminary hearing where he insisted that Exempt (Salaried) employees must work 80 hours a pay period. He did so again at the first trial and even more forcefully and blatantly at the current trial. We will be providing those transcripts as soon as they are made available to us.
The Board of Supervisors was made aware of Lamberto’s testimony at the time of the preliminary hearing because it contradicted what he had told them. Because of Rex Gutierrez’ arrest, inquiries had been made regarding Exempt employee work requirements. According to the County of San Bernardino Exempt Compensation Plan, employees classified as “exempt” have to work the number of hours necessary to carry out their duties.
When this language originally came into being, it had to do with the fact that Exempt employees often worked more hours than regular employees, thus the higher compensation package. However, over the years, it has become more common for Exempt employees to work fewer hours, depending on where they work. This language is also meant to take into account the fact that certain positions require a lot of after-hours and weekend meetings and events as well as the ability to work from home.
As we said, Rex’s arrest sent Exempt employees scrambling because, if he could be arrested for time card fraud for not working a traditional 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. schedule or a full 40 hours a week, so could they. An inquiry was made to Lamberto by the Third Supervisorial District. Here is the exchange:
This week we expect to see San Bernardino County Human Resources director Andrew Lamberto recalled to the stand in the trial of Rex Gutierrez. After Lamberto’s testimony two weeks ago where he clearly perjured himself on the stand, several of us worked behind the scenes to bring his most recent crime out in the public.
After his perjured testimony at the beginning of this year, I sent the following email to the BOS. It should be noted that email sent to the addresses I used goes directly to their personal Blackberries/iPhones.
Subject: So when is everyone going to receive equal treatment?
Adam Aleman
Are you listening US Attorney? San Bernardino County is in crisis. It is a crisis that mocks our justice system; one that distorts the truth; and one where integrity is a forgotten. Bringing about justice is no longer the highest priority of our county prosecutors; winning at any and all cost is their goal—a goal that has little to do integrity, truth or . . . justice.
There are many lesser-known stories of justice gone awry in our county. Ours starts with a little-known manager at the local Outback Steakhouse who went on to make headlines. His name is familiar to all of us. It is Adam Aleman.
Aleman caught the attention of then-Supervisor Bill Postmus many years ago. He eventually left Outback Steakhouse to become a member of Postmus’ Board of Supervisors staff.
In a move that is not shocking, only disgusting, the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors gave the finger to all female employees in San Bernardino County. In reality it also gave the finger to all employees who might be the subject of their supervisor’s or manager’s affection. They gave carte blanche to all managers, administrators, and supervisors to sexually harass subordinates as the BOS will pay for their defense if the victim complains. Or should I say, the taxpayers will pay for it.
The Board of Supervisors is very aware of District Attorney Mike Ramos’ sexual exploits with his subordinates and colleagues alike during county time, on county property, and in county vehicles. Most of them personally witnessed him and Doreen Boxer at the City/County Conference in Lake Arrowhead several years ago.
I don’t think there are too many people who did not question the way in which former County Administrative Officer Mark Uffer was fired and current County Administrative Officer Greg Devereaux was hired. Although long-time readers of iePolitics expected both events as we broke the Devereaux story months before Uffer was fired, non-readers were caught off guard.
Devereaux was picked out to succeed Uffer over a year before Uffer’s termination. Mark and I had that conversation more than once. I believe there may even be an email from me in his claim against the county hinting at that.
We hear that San Bernardino County Transitional Assistance Department (TAD) Deputy Director (?) Lucy Gigena has resigned. Correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t her appointment from ESP district manager to TAD deputy director recent?
I remember we previously discussed her affinity for sharing her sex life with her staff. It pales in comparison to the other district manager we have featured several times who is known by her staff as the “C—” because she likes to tell her staff which orifice her boyfriend/husband inserted himself into during any given interlude the night before.
I wasn’t going to blog about this because there really is no point right now in arguing the merits of the case. Anyone who has read this blog for any length of time know where I stand on the issue. No one is going to believe the outcome I predicted months ago until depositions start being taken and evidence that hasn’t been made available yet becomes public. Some of you are on Cheryl’s side and some of you are on Mike’s side and I’m not going to change anyone’s opinion.
We are hearing that San Bernardino County Auditor-Controller/Recorder terminated his assistant Betsy Starbuck today. Betsy has been with Larry since at least 1991 when she served as Chief of Staff while he was Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. Rumors have been surfacing for months about discord between Walker and Starbuck over deputy recorder and mistress Deanna Thompson.
I’ve stayed away from the blog all day because I needed to take a few thousand deep breaths before I wrote this post. Neil, of all of the supervisors you are the one that has had my and my readers’ most continuous support. Sure, there have been a few bumps in the road along the way, but overall, you have not seen our venom like the other four supervisors and your predecessor have. That is coming really close to changing.
For the record, I have spoken with George, who I consider to be a good friend, about all of this and mostly feel like I’ve been beating my head against the wall. I know there are those who have spoken directly to you and are feeling a bit the same way. What the heck has happened to you and Third District and all the promise you once showed?
Neil, I thought you were a Marine. Geez, you have got to grow some balls. This milk toast version is not very appealing. We need some leadership not yet another castrated supervisor incapable of doing the right thing. Continue reading
Late last week it was announced that Assistant Fire Chief Dan Wurl was named to replace retiring Fire Chief Pat Dennen. And with that announcement came the stories and with the stories came the re-hash of last year’s trailer incident. So the newspaper blogs were busy with derogatory remarks about both Dan and Pat. And that’s a problem.
You see, the story that Mark Uffer and Andrew Lamberto told to the Board of Supervisors and the media wasn’t exactly the truth. As a matter of fact it was a huge cover up for their own lies and empire building. Those two tried to destroy Pat and Dan for their own financial rewards. And Mark and Andrew covered for a few others who were greasing hands of certain politicians. Continue reading
Yep, that is right. There are a few people who are shopping this weekend for leak-proof undergarments. Monday the Rex Gutierrez criminal trial will be underway.
Let’s see . . . first up is our favorite yellow singing Canary, Confidential Informant No. 1, “persona au gratin,” the star witness for the prosecution . . . Adam Aleman. I wonder which stories he will tell next week. There is such a long list of them. Maybe it will be the one about the off-shore bank accounts. By the way Adam, Bill and Jim found their debit cards so they don’t need your help after all. Or perhaps it is the $1.02 million Jim Brulte received in kickbacks. Or the rat trap left on your porch. The bullet through the mail, maybe? Oh, the list is endless. Continue reading
I’m really trying to be patient. Honestly I am. I know former County Administrative Officer Mark Uffer left behind a mess, proportions of which county brass is still trying to determine.
But . . . this county is in dire straits, ethically speaking that is. I really want to believe what my friends who know current County Administrative Officer Greg Devereaux say about him. I really do. I really, really do. Because if it isn’t true, this county is going bankrupt. Continue reading
I feel sometimes like we are beating a dead horse. Unfortunately, that dead horse keeps coming back to life and rearing its ugly head. There are several San Bernardino County department heads that have to go. The county simply cannot afford to keep them on in these economic times. Federal court and federal juries do not care how broke San Bernardino County may be when it awards judgments. And Mr. Devereaux, you have some complete idiots (note HROs: be sure to print this out to add it to “the list”) running the show who are going to ultimately cost taxpayers dearly.
At the top of the list is County Counsel Ruth Stringer. How much longer are you going to tolerate her half-ass legal advice? When you take an attitude of “we have 138 attorneys, so bring it on,” as did our former County Administrative Officer and our current County Counsel has, you’re assuming you can outlast us all. Not all of us go away easily or cheaply. Continue reading
I’m not sure who to thank but THANK YOU!!!! I received the package. Boy is Lamberto and a few others going to have egg on their faces! Also, now I realize I owe Kirk and Zook apologies. It seems my recent impression of Matt Brown and Paul Biane are the correct impressions. Nice to know Matt has been burning me for so long. I hope to publish the documents on the blog but need to talk to my attorney first. Continue reading
For those who have offered Sharon help time and time again on a given number of issues, I thank you sincerely.
I have offered $100 bucks towards the total cost of getting her internet access 24/7 up and running so our comments come onto the blog immediatley, instead of around 10:00am everyday or whenever Sharon has access to her site.
I’ll even drive a technician out to her house at Fort Apache if that is what it takes to get her up and running, all she has to do is tell me when and where. Sharon says she has something in the works, if not let us know Sharon. Continue reading
How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, ’n’ how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, ’n’ how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind,
The answer is blowin’ in the wind.
So how many employees does Deanna Thompson get to torture before someone realizes she needs the axe? I believe the count is currently up to nine, some of which have already filed lawsuits against the county.
So how many lawsuits do county employees have to file before Andrew Lamberto also gets the axe? There is a long list of employees who are in the process of filing lawsuits against the county due to the ineptness of Lamberto and his HROs.
You say you want transparency and to clean up corruption in San Bernardino County. So, when are you going to do something about one of your own—our very own Director of Human Resources, Andrew Lamberto?
Lamberto lied under oath at the Preliminary Hearing for Rex Gutierrez. Unfortunately, at the time Rex’s attorney did not know about the memo that Lamberto authored regarding the issue of time card fraud and exempt employees. But he know now! And from what I’ve heard, he has subpoenaed it. Continue reading
If Rex Gutierrez actually makes it to trial as scheduled, and yes I doubt the case will go to trial, it will be a lesson in lack of ethics and integrity amongst county and former county employees and I’m not talking about Rex.
First up will be Confidential Informant No. 1, our illustrious “Persona Au Gratin,” singing Canary extraodinaire Adam Aleman, who if he has the misfortune of making it to the witness stand will be able to impress jurors with his magnificant command of the English language, especially the big words he likes to throw around whether he knows what they mean or not. The jury will be entertained at least. Continue reading
“Cautiously optimistic” and “nervous” are two of the phrases I have heard repeatedly about San Bernardino County’s new head honcho, County Administrative Officer Greg Devereaux. Even before assuming office, Devereaux has ended a decades-long policy of 9-80s for county management, a move that makes line staff very nervous as many depend on “flex time” to survive in these hard economic times. But it is also a sign that Devereaux is not going to be afraid to lead.
After six years of despot leadership by former County Administrative Officer Mark Uffer and his band of thugs, it is easy to understand why line staff are wary of our new leader. I’ve been asked my opinion repeatedly by everyone from the lowest level employee to managers to newspaper reporters. Here is my standard response:
Seeing Devereaux’s close, personal relationship with the Fourth District makes me nervous on a personal level, especially when considering what the Fourth District recently did to me. That being said, I have two friends who are long-term city of Ontario employees who have nothing but respect for Devereaux. They are rank-and-file and are allowed to work 9-80s. Ontario employees, most of whom are represented by San Bernardino County Public Employees Association, have the best contracts of any governmental agency in San Bernardino County.
From what I hear from those that know Devereaux, he is tough but also fair. I also hear he will not take the crap from county managers that Uffer not only tolerated, but encouraged. He will not play the games Uffer played and will not tolerate bad managers. Unlike Uffer, he is consistently described as a ‘professional.’ Continue reading
Former San Bernardino County Assessor’s Office Intergovernmental Affairs Director Rex Gutierrez appeared in court today for preliminary hearing on charges of embezzlement and grand theft relating to time card fraud. His case was bound over for trial starting in about 60 days.
Among the witnesses was San Bernardino County Human Resources Director Andrew Lamberto, who testified that Gutierrez’s work hours were determined by his immediate supervisor, former Assistant Assessor Adam Aleman. Aleman has already plead guilty to four felonies in connection with the scandal, including presenting a false claim, in exchange for his testimony against the remaining defendants.
Lamberto’s assertion appears to be in direct conflict with state law, which does not restrict a salaried employee’s work schedule except for sick leave and vacation time. The county’s position has been that Exempt employees, such as Gutierrez, defendant Greg Eyler, and all the staff members for the Board of Supervisors (BOS), County Counsel, and the County Administrative Office are in fact salaried employees who are not required to work a set number of hours. This sudden switch in policy described at today’s hearing by Lamberto will likely result in not only a much more intensive grilling of Lamberto at trial, but also subpoenas being issued to the five Chiefs of Staff to the Board of Supervisors as well as those in the County Administrative Office and County Counsel to explain the disparate treatment of employees covered under the same Memorandum of Understanding and the same California Labor Codes. Continue reading
I have been calling for San Bernardino County Human Resources Director Andrew Lamberto’s termination for a while now. It’s not only the things his department has done to me personally, but also having a Human Resources director who supports a hostile work environment.
In my own personal situation, I have been discussing the Equal Employment Opportunity investigation that was completed at the Victorville Transitional Assistance Department (TAD) in 2005. Many accusations were made, and most substantiated, including the fact that our three female African American employees were referred to as “The Sister Act” and “The Black Caucas;” our younger female employees were subjected to sexual harassment and intimidation including the fact that a nearby apartment was used by our district manager to bring his latest conquests to; older employees and others the district manager did not like were subjected to a “personal vendetta;” etc. The end result was that he was demoted and transferred.
Unfortunately, Human Resources has a very short memory and denies the investigation even took place. Well, that was until an investigation was initiated at this manager’s new office. Hmm . . . guess what? He had to be demoted and transferred yet again. Seems like once should have been enough and termination should have been the only outcome. But we know of the disparate treatment in county government. Continue reading
The story below from inlandpolitics.com is disturbing to say the least. The problem is that it may only be the tip of the iceberg in terms of backroom deals and cover-ups that have occurred as part of the investigation into San Bernardino County District Attorney Mike Ramos and his sexual exploits. We will probably know more next Tuesday after the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors meet in closed session.
On Decemer 18, 2009, Mark Kirk and I met to try to resolve differences. I asked him about the status of the Mike Ramos. Mark’s only response was “I have a plan.” Last Friday when I received the call about the memo where it appears the report was gutted and the investigation covered up, I kept asking, “Are you sure? Mark said he had a plan.” I sure as heck hope what we see now is not the “plan.”
Was the true scope of the law firm hired by San Bernardino County Human Resources Director Andrew Lamberto to mount a politically explosive investigation really focused on just three questions?
Will county supervisors answer that question soon, or just try and delay until after the June election.
The Santa Monica office of law firm of Curiale Hirschfeld Kraemer, LLP was hired to investigate misconduct allegations leveled against District Attorney Michael Ramos and certain members of his management team by Investigative Technician Cheryl Ristow. Ristow says she a had a 17-month long affair with Ramos and that when the affair became public last may she was retaliated against after expressing concerns to management.
I had a chance to meet with Cheryl Ristow, the claimant in the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s sex scandal, yesterday and she showed me her documentation. One of things the newspapers seem to have forgotten is that the report does not clear District Attorney Michael Ramos of lying to the public nor does it suggest that he DID NOT have an affair with Cheryl or any number of other subordinate employees. All it states is that the District Attorneys office did not create a hostile work environment for Cheryl.
Cheryl has the proof, which leads those of us close to the situation to believe that the more-serious hanky-panky is between San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors Chairman Gary Ovitt, along with his Chief of Staff, Mark Kirk, and the law firm investigating the accusations. Helping along with the deceit is likely Human Resources Director Andrew Lamberto and County Counsel Ruth Stringer. Continue reading
Geez, does it never end in this county? We’ve been harping on hostile work environment around here for how long now? Transitional Assistance Department (TAD) management incompetence? The stupidity of Service First when interpreted by Linda Haugen and her band of dumb-ass managers? The lack of education of TAD managers costing taxpayers?
Let’s see. I even met with Fourth District Deputy Chief of Staff Joy Chadwick over the fact that we are paying TAD directors $100,000-plus a year, they manage millions and millions of dollars in taxpayer money, and they don’t even have to have a high school diploma. What did she do? Nothing. I mentioned the same to Assistant County Administrative Officer Dean Arabatzis and he chastised me for suggesting there might be something wrong with it. And Human Resources Director Andrew Lamberto will do anything a pair of legs wants him to do, especially those belonging to one Ms. Haugen.
So, it should be no surprise that TAD managers do really stupid things. After all, they are stupid. Or perhaps ignorant is a better term.
A few days ago iePolitics posted a question about a rumor circulating that a TAD manager had been demoted to a EWIII position. Well, the rumor is true. Guess what she did among other things? Continue reading
Well, justice administered disparately apparently is the theme de jure, or in this case, the theme de soir, and it remains alive and well in San Bernardino County. Former San Bernardino County Assessor’s Office employee and Rancho Cucamonga councilman Rex Gutierrez appeared in court today for his preliminary hearing. This desperado required the combined lawyering skills of six deputy district attorneys and two deputy attorneys general.
What crimes could have garnered such a showing of prosecutorial might? Certainly Gutierrez must have executed a cross-country rampage leaving death and destruction at every turn. “Right?” you ask. Continue reading
In what has been an ongoing discussion on this blog about the incompetence and unethical practices of San Bernardino County Human Resources Director Andrew Lamberto and County Counsel Ruth Stringer, we now find out just how unscrupulous both are. Added into the mix this time is the reported collusion with said scoundrels by Board of Supervisors Chairman Gary Ovitt and his Chief of Staff, Mark Kirk, Supervisor Paul Biane and others, and we can only conclude that the level of corruption in the upper echelons of county government has reached a new high.
Last August, at the insistence of Third District Supervisor Neil Derry, Lamberto initiated an investigation into allegations of hostile work environment by District Attorney Michael Ramos aimed at investigative technician Cheryl Ristow. Ristow admitted a previous 17-month sexual affair with Ramos, who had told her during the affair how he had fallen in love with her and claimed he was divorcing his wife, Gretchen. However, once Ristow realized that Ramos was lying about his feelings for her and his status with his wife, Ristow ended the relationship.
Ramos continued to pursue Ristow, even to the point that when Ristow was facing possible breast cancer surgery, Ramos asked to have one more encounter with her before her breast might be damaged or removed during the surgery. Ramos continued to pursue Ristow as will be shown in an updated article tomorrow. Ristow has said from the beginning all she ever wanted out of this is for Ramos to admit the affair and apologize for lying to and about her. It seems Ramos cannot tell the truth. Despite that fact and although the investigators seem to have ignored the evidence, tomorrow we will provide evidence in Ramos’ own handwriting to show what he has done. Continue reading
County of San Bernardino Board of Supervisors Agenda Item No. 83 is causing some sleepless nights for a few high ranking county employees. At the top of the list likely is Deputy County Recorder/Larry Walker Mistress Deanna Thompson. Ms. Thompson has been untouchable despite the havoc she has caused in the lives of many of her subordinate staff. At least six of her highest ranking professional staff members have had to find other employment or file stress claims against the county due to Ms. Thompson creating a hostile work environment. Continue reading